Tollison to Be Formally Invested November 12

Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Amanda Jones Tollison's investiture ceremony is set for November 12, 2026, in Oxford.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in People

Tollison to Be Formally Invested November 12

Amanda Jones Tollison's formal investiture as a Mississippi Supreme Court Justice is scheduled for November 12, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Lafayette County Courthouse, where Chief Justice Mike Randolph will administer the ceremonial oath. She has already served on the court for more than two months.

Why it matters

Tollison was appointed by Governor Tate Reeves to fill the vacancy left when James D. Maxwell II was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Her appointment and ceremony mark a continuation of female representation on the state's highest court.

Tollison is the seventh woman in the Mississippi Supreme Court's history and joins three female Justices currently serving alongside six men. Her appointive term runs through January 3, 2028, with a special election for the seat scheduled for November 2027.

The players

Amanda Jones Tollison

Tollison is a Mississippi attorney and newly appointed Mississippi Supreme Court Justice who previously led the Mississippi Bar.

Mike Randolph

Randolph is the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court who will administer the ceremonial oath to Tollison.

Tate Reeves

Reeves is the Governor of Mississippi who appointed Tollison to fill the vacancy on the state Supreme Court.

The details

Former Gov. Haley Barbour and Gov. Tate Reeves are scheduled to speak at the investiture. Tollison previously served as legal counsel to Barbour from 2008 to 2012 and as president of the Mississippi Bar from July 2019 through July 2020, after practicing law for 30 years.

2008 to 2012: Tollison serves as legal counsel to Haley Barbour.
July 2019 to July 2020: Tollison serves as president of the Mississippi Bar.
November 12, 2026, at 10 a.m.: Investiture ceremony at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford.
November 2027: Special election for Tollison's Supreme Court seat.
January 3, 2028: Tollison's appointive term expires.

Season Trajectory

Tollison's appointment continues a pattern in which the Mississippi Supreme Court has grown more gender-diverse, with three female Justices now serving at once. The November 2027 special election will determine whether her seat remains on the court beyond her January 2028 appointive term.

Mississippi residents will see Tollison's name on Supreme Court rulings from the start of her term, and the November 2027 special election will determine who holds the seat after January 3, 2028. Voters who want a say in the court's composition should watch for candidate filings ahead of that vote.

The takeaway

Tollison's ceremony on November 12 marks the formal start of her role on the court, but her seat will return to voters in November 2027. Residents who follow state judicial races can track candidate announcements for that special election.

What happens next

Tollison's formal investiture ceremony takes place November 12, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Lafayette County Courthouse, followed by a special election for her seat in November 2027.